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Rupert Murdoch is lobbying to cut back anti-siphoning laws, which restrict pay television's access to certain sporting events, but the Government is being warned that path could cost it an election....

An increasing bitter war of words has erupted over TPG's $1.4 billion bid for the broadband company IiNet. The company's founder Michael Malone has slammed the iiNet board for accepting an offer which he says undervalues the company. TPG, which delivered a an 18 per cent increase in half year ...

The government's controversial metadata retention laws have been passed by the House of Representatives after both Labor and Liberal voted in favour. Now the debate heads to the Senate. Malcolm Turnbull makes the government's case....

The Coalition's legislation on ISPs allows government agencies see what we've all been doing on the phone or online. Bipartisan support means the bill's likely to pass. The bodies expected to get access range from various police and customs agencies to the competition watchdog, the ACCC. PM ...

The competition watchdog has warned it's closely watching a planned $1.4 billion takeover bid by telecommunications firm, TPG, of its rival iiNet. If the takeover is approved, the merged company would become the second biggest telco in Australia behind Telstra. But there are hurdles to jump ...